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assad still in power. i see our trade deficit with china larger than it's -- growing larger every year, as a matter of fact. i look around the world and i -- i don't feel that you see north korea, continuing to export their nuclear technology, russia said they're not going to follow nonlugar anymore. back way from nuke proliferation treaty we had with them. i look around the world, i don't see our influence growing. i see our influence receding because of the failure of the president to deal with economic challenges, in part because of our withdrawal from commitment to the military and the way it ought to be, in part because of the turmoil with israel. the president received a letter from 38 democrat senators saying that tensions with israel why a real problem. they asked him, please repair the tension, democrat senators, please repair the damage in the party. governor, the problem is, is that on a whole range of issues, whether it's the middle east, whether it's afghanistan, whether it's iraq, whether it'
assad still in power. i see our trade deficit with china larger than it's -- growing larger every year, as a matter of fact. i look around the world and i -- i don't feel that you see north korea, continuing to export their nuclear technology, russia said they're not going to follow nonlugar anymore. back way from nuke proliferation treaty we had with them. i look around the world, i don't see our influence growing. i see our influence receding because of the failure of the president to deal...
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that bought bashar assad time. we gave russia veto power over our efforts through the u.n., and, meanwhile, about 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? have you noticed he never answers the question. >> we would not be going through the u.n. in all of these things. >> you don't go through the u.n. we are in the process now and have been for months in making sure that help, humanitarian aid as well as other aid and training is getting to those forces that we believe the saudis believe. that is underway. our allies are all on the same page. nato as well as our arab allies. in terms of trying to get a settlement. we are the ones that said enough. with regard to the reset not working, the fact of the matter is that russia has a different interest in syria than we do, and that's not in our interest. >> what happens if assad does not fall? congressman ryan? what happens to the region? what happens if he hangs on? what happens if he does? >> then iran keeps their greatest ally in the region. he
that bought bashar assad time. we gave russia veto power over our efforts through the u.n., and, meanwhile, about 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? have you noticed he never answers the question. >> we would not be going through the u.n. in all of these things. >> you don't go through the u.n. we are in the process now and have been for months in making sure that help, humanitarian aid as well as other aid and training is getting to those forces...
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. >> he was part of syrian president assad's brutal regime and now he's talking to cnn. >> how did assad's behavior change? >> translator: he seemed worried all day long. we rarely saw him smiling. he stared out the windows and was always anxious and tense. >> the tearian press officer give as firsthand account of what is happening inside the government. "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. side by side so you get the same coverage, oft
. >> he was part of syrian president assad's brutal regime and now he's talking to cnn. >> how did assad's behavior change? >> translator: he seemed worried all day long. we rarely saw him smiling. he stared out the windows and was always anxious and tense. >> the tearian press officer give as firsthand account of what is happening inside the government. "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and...
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and asked how could bashar al assad do this. i went to apologize to the syrian people because i worked for this butcher this killer regime. >> reporter: a tearful apology, but his sincerity is questionable, when coming from a man who admits to spending years lying for the syrian regime. ivan watson, cnn, istanbul. >> ivan watson, thank you. >>> u.s. consulate attacked, ambassador killed and now some lawmakers were demanding ansers from the obama administration over what exactly happened and that includes congressman jason chaffetz who just returned from libya. he'll join me live and tell me what he discovered next. it's hard to see opportunity in today's challenging environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management >>> it has been almost a month now since four americans were killed in libya, u.s. ambassador chris stevens, foreign service o
and asked how could bashar al assad do this. i went to apologize to the syrian people because i worked for this butcher this killer regime. >> reporter: a tearful apology, but his sincerity is questionable, when coming from a man who admits to spending years lying for the syrian regime. ivan watson, cnn, istanbul. >> ivan watson, thank you. >>> u.s. consulate attacked, ambassador killed and now some lawmakers were demanding ansers from the obama administration over what...
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this was part of assad's plan to have the conflicts. now it's starting to make sense. if, indeed, he was killed, which it looks like he was, he would be a target or pro-syrian elements. who? we don't know. >> there had been a warning to lebanon recently. what does this mean? a warning to what degree and what does this mean about relationship to syria? >> this is the u.n. and arab league envoy who has an unenveeable job on behalf of those two groups. he was in lebanon a couple of days ago. he is now in syria. when he was there he said to lebanese leaders, keep a lid on things here. watch out. he said that you can't keep this conflict inside syria's borders, and this happens two days after he left the place, and it was -- >> is it believed that this vehicle was parked -- the victim went to his parked vehicle, started it up, blew up, or did we know any chances like that? >> dwoent know that at the moment. you know, the thing with syria -- with lebanon, you have to remember, you have 18 distinct religious groupings. of course, the majority are muslim and christian, but wit
this was part of assad's plan to have the conflicts. now it's starting to make sense. if, indeed, he was killed, which it looks like he was, he would be a target or pro-syrian elements. who? we don't know. >> there had been a warning to lebanon recently. what does this mean? a warning to what degree and what does this mean about relationship to syria? >> this is the u.n. and arab league envoy who has an unenveeable job on behalf of those two groups. he was in lebanon a couple of...
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>> there is a whole category of rebels, the prchz to a ba shall al-assad's regime and there are some more democrat cli inclined shall we say to presumably would want to have a better relationship with the united states with the west and other friendly countries in the middle east, whether saudi arabia or qatar or some of the other countries actively involved in what's going on in syria a. the great concern the obama administration has had and the reason why the u.s. has not sought to arm the rebels is because some of those rebels may be totally opposed to the united states, maybe closer to al qaeda, for example, than to the united states, so once you start arming rebels in a major way, you're not sure where those weapons are going to wind up, and that's been the big concern of the obama administration right now. how do you make sure that the weapons you provide rebels are really going to the good guys as it were as opposed to the potential bad guys and that's not an easy question to answer. >> never. in fact, we have countless examples where this has gone awry. hold the thought for a
>> there is a whole category of rebels, the prchz to a ba shall al-assad's regime and there are some more democrat cli inclined shall we say to presumably would want to have a better relationship with the united states with the west and other friendly countries in the middle east, whether saudi arabia or qatar or some of the other countries actively involved in what's going on in syria a. the great concern the obama administration has had and the reason why the u.s. has not sought to arm...
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what's assad's response going to be to that? i don't see him pulling back. >> whose call would that have been to retaliate? >> that would come from the prime minister. the prime minister's got a lot of political baggage tied up in syria right now. a lot of people in turkey don't like the way he's really come out against assad, that he's got so many refugees in his country. and he wants to win another election. and he's got to come out tough on this one. >> talking to ivan watsson, he said the last thing turkey wants is to get dragged into a war. >> and look it's happening. this is what we're seeing right now. how far will it go depends on the amount of shelling. >> and five people were killed in turkey, correct? >> that's what we understand. a woman and several children. >> okay. so as we continue to watch, we'll watch reaction from nato also i presume. >> tur ks are turning to n
what's assad's response going to be to that? i don't see him pulling back. >> whose call would that have been to retaliate? >> that would come from the prime minister. the prime minister's got a lot of political baggage tied up in syria right now. a lot of people in turkey don't like the way he's really come out against assad, that he's got so many refugees in his country. and he wants to win another election. and he's got to come out tough on this one. >> talking to ivan...
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it's not just assad uprising at home. >> why this general? >> he was one of the top security chiefs in lebanon, and he uncovered a plot earlier this year which implicated a pro syrian minister within the lebanese government. he's accused of collaborating with members of the syrian government to import explosives and to launch attacks inside lebanon. he's been a thorn in syria's side for many, many years. so again, if he dies, if he's taken out by the syrian authorities, we're seeing it play out now. you see the tensions heighten. the protests already on the streets of lebanon today. those who want a stern response from the lebanese, the opposition, demanding that the lebanese government resign. it causes this increased turbulence in a chaotic region to begin with. once you get this situation developing, let's say, for instance, lebanon is brought into this conflict, hezbollah in lebanon -- >> which is pro syrian. >> which is backed by the syrians. heavily armed. they fought a war with israel in 2006 and they said they would fight again. hezbo
it's not just assad uprising at home. >> why this general? >> he was one of the top security chiefs in lebanon, and he uncovered a plot earlier this year which implicated a pro syrian minister within the lebanese government. he's accused of collaborating with members of the syrian government to import explosives and to launch attacks inside lebanon. he's been a thorn in syria's side for many, many years. so again, if he dies, if he's taken out by the syrian authorities, we're seeing...
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and in reference to bashar al assad. many of the members of congress of both parties she said have gone it syria in recent months said they believe he's a reformer. now, of both parties. and you to remember something about bashar al assad about the uprising against him in the year 2000, 2001 when he took over from his father, he was viewed as potentially a reformer by many people in western countries. clearly in the last 19 months this notion that in any way he's a reformer has gone out the window. >> 30 seconds, point of contention, that why the u.s. stepped in in libya but not in syria? >> well, we heard it from joe bid biden, but not just joe biden. these are observers, xerts w ex have gone to syria, a bigger country, more populated. the syrian military is stronger, no split between east and west as there was in libya going in. and air support alone probably wouldn't do it. that said, something needs to be done, many people say, what will it be? that's a big question because people are dying. >> final presidential deb
and in reference to bashar al assad. many of the members of congress of both parties she said have gone it syria in recent months said they believe he's a reformer. now, of both parties. and you to remember something about bashar al assad about the uprising against him in the year 2000, 2001 when he took over from his father, he was viewed as potentially a reformer by many people in western countries. clearly in the last 19 months this notion that in any way he's a reformer has gone out the...
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assad has got a reconciliation program, but it's essentially a -- to shell them into submission. the rebels aren't going to submit, and it's a population caught in the middle, and the battle will be fought around them, and it's going to land on their homes, and they're the ones who are going to suffer. this is what we're going to see. the casualty toll is gradually going up every day, every week, and without a dialogue, that's the scenario, and it will get worse, and it will spill over and affect the region more greatly, and it will raise tensions and ultimately without a negotiated solution there will be a serious power vacuum and a lot of infighting. >> nick, i applaud your journalism and your courage, and i certainly wish you the best and safety in your assignment. thank you, nick. good to see you. >>> four americans died, now all signs point to a group lirnked al qaeda being responsible, so what could the military have done to stop the attack in libya? we get a live report. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the
assad has got a reconciliation program, but it's essentially a -- to shell them into submission. the rebels aren't going to submit, and it's a population caught in the middle, and the battle will be fought around them, and it's going to land on their homes, and they're the ones who are going to suffer. this is what we're going to see. the casualty toll is gradually going up every day, every week, and without a dialogue, that's the scenario, and it will get worse, and it will spill over and...
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arab league envoy met with syrian president bashar al assad today. the envoy is trying to broker a cease-fire in syria before an important muslim holiday begins friday. syrian's president says other countries must stop arming rebels. >>> protests erupted in beirut after the funeral of lebanon's assassinated intelligence chief. general wissam al hassan was killed in broad daylight in a car bombing on friday. he was a critic of syria's regime. some protesters are blaming syria for the assassination and also pointing fingers at lebanon's government which is linked to a syrian ally, hezbollah. lebanon's prime minister, syria's government, and had have condemned the assassination. >>> and watching this event in texas today, you would never know that lance armstrong is a man disgraced and might be banned from the sport that he dominated for so many years. supporters of the livestrong charity rallied around armstrong today, many of them telling us they're able to separate the cancer-fighting group from the doping scandal that cost the cyclist his champion l
arab league envoy met with syrian president bashar al assad today. the envoy is trying to broker a cease-fire in syria before an important muslim holiday begins friday. syrian's president says other countries must stop arming rebels. >>> protests erupted in beirut after the funeral of lebanon's assassinated intelligence chief. general wissam al hassan was killed in broad daylight in a car bombing on friday. he was a critic of syria's regime. some protesters are blaming syria for the...
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arab league envoy president with charles assad in damascus. the envoy is trying to broker a cease-fire before an important muslim holiday begins on friday. >>> debate prep sunday as we're one day away from the third and final presidential debate. tomorrow night it's about foreign policy. candidates are likely to square off about the handling of benghazi and conflicting reports about nuclear talks with iran. live coverage begins monday night at 7:00 eastern on cnn. >>> former united states senator george mcgovern has died. his family made the announcement saying mac govern died before dawn at a who is spice in south dakota. a decorated bomber in world war ii, mcgovern was elected who the outside in the 1950s, to the senate in the 19 skis. he was the 1972 democratic nominee for president. he lost to richard nixon. george mcgovern was 90. >>> lance armstrong, still a rock star to people who support the livestrong organization. he spoke to these charity psych lists today in texas, calling the past few weeks interesting and at times very difficult.
arab league envoy president with charles assad in damascus. the envoy is trying to broker a cease-fire before an important muslim holiday begins on friday. >>> debate prep sunday as we're one day away from the third and final presidential debate. tomorrow night it's about foreign policy. candidates are likely to square off about the handling of benghazi and conflicting reports about nuclear talks with iran. live coverage begins monday night at 7:00 eastern on cnn. >>> former...
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>> well, of course, you know, there have been all these calls for president bashar al assad to step down. the citizens are saying, no, we understand there needs to be a dialogue with op sfwligs. we need to accept some of the demands of these peaceful protesters. the problem is some of the protesters were killed. if any diplomatic solution is going ob found here and it's not going to be found on the battlefield, at some point they're going to have to get together and agree on some kind of way forward. certainly we see what's happening on the ground as we were opening the show. >> so he is talking now. does he have any friends in that audience? who are the people that are actually supporting him, and do people believe him when he talks about, well, these are people who are either extremists or terrorists or outsiders who are coming in and creating all of this chaos? >> well, with president ahmadinejad they do have an audience there. we're talking about the rogue states. the minister this morning met with minister from belarus and the minister of sudan. they meet with the zimbabwes of the w
>> well, of course, you know, there have been all these calls for president bashar al assad to step down. the citizens are saying, no, we understand there needs to be a dialogue with op sfwligs. we need to accept some of the demands of these peaceful protesters. the problem is some of the protesters were killed. if any diplomatic solution is going ob found here and it's not going to be found on the battlefield, at some point they're going to have to get together and agree on some kind of...
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the assad regime is doing everything it can to try to crush this rebellion. the last thing they need is a war on their borders. but when you have mortar shells falling 150 meets or 150 yards into someone's territory, it can -- this was a few days ago, you haven't had deaths in recent days, but you can easily see a situation where this would spiral out of control. so, you know, arming the rebels coming from mitt romney, i don't know. is this something that is going to happen rebels in a substantial way inside the country? this is still talk. you're still talking about vetting groups. we're months away from identifying groups that will be armed in a sort of -- in a way that can help them fight against the regime that is extremely militaryized. >> what about syria? you have sources in syria and one line that stood out to me, mitt romney quoting a syrian woman saying we'll never forget that you forget us, but that the u.s. is forgetting syria. what do syrians tell you? >> what syrians say, those who are on the side of the anti-regime movement, and those who suppo
the assad regime is doing everything it can to try to crush this rebellion. the last thing they need is a war on their borders. but when you have mortar shells falling 150 meets or 150 yards into someone's territory, it can -- this was a few days ago, you haven't had deaths in recent days, but you can easily see a situation where this would spiral out of control. so, you know, arming the rebels coming from mitt romney, i don't know. is this something that is going to happen rebels in a...
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of arming the syrians, finding those syrian moderates, those pro-western rebels fighting bashar al assad, that may be a new strategy on the part of romney as opposed to the obama administration which has been totally reluctant to arm any of the rebels in syria fearing those weapons could wind up in the hands of the so-called terrorist, the bad guys, if you will. that's a clear differentiation, but i think from the american political perspective, there's no great desire to get involved militarily on the ground or in the air for that matter in syria or elsewhere. >> all right. well, thank you very much. appreciate it. of course, we're fwog bring in fareed zakaria to talk about this. fareed in new york. of course, you were watching this as well, and one of the points that you brought up is that these two leaders, these two men really see eye to eye on a lot of foreign policy issues. the only one that we really heard that was different was what you had actually talked about and that was romney's stance on arming the syrian rebels. how does the united states go about doing that, because we kn
of arming the syrians, finding those syrian moderates, those pro-western rebels fighting bashar al assad, that may be a new strategy on the part of romney as opposed to the obama administration which has been totally reluctant to arm any of the rebels in syria fearing those weapons could wind up in the hands of the so-called terrorist, the bad guys, if you will. that's a clear differentiation, but i think from the american political perspective, there's no great desire to get involved...
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arab league envoy met with syrian president bashar al assad today in damascus. the envoy is trying to broker a cease-fire in syria before friday. syria's president says the other countries must stop arming the rebels. >>> a terror plot called 9/11 2 was disrupted by jordan's intelligence department. a source told cnn the u.s. embassy in ahman appeared to be among the are a gets. jordan's government spokesman says 11 suspects are in custody. the name 9/11 2 suggests the plot was set for november 9th, which is the seventh anniversary of the last al qaeda attack in jordan. it's one of the largest pilgrimages in the world and it's a sight to behold. muslims are flocking to the sacred city of mecca for the hajj which officially begins on thursday. millions of expected. if able, muslims are required to make this pilgrimage at least once in their lives. >>> thank you all so much. livestrong. >> lance armstrong still a rock star to people who support the livestrong organization. he spoke to these charity cyclists today in texas calling the past two weeks interesting and
arab league envoy met with syrian president bashar al assad today in damascus. the envoy is trying to broker a cease-fire in syria before friday. syria's president says the other countries must stop arming the rebels. >>> a terror plot called 9/11 2 was disrupted by jordan's intelligence department. a source told cnn the u.s. embassy in ahman appeared to be among the are a gets. jordan's government spokesman says 11 suspects are in custody. the name 9/11 2 suggests the plot was set for...
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let's begin with the news just in, these brand-new sanctions against the assad regime. what do we know? >> reporter: right, i -- we can discuss the cluster bombs in a moment because of how dangerous they are after they actually are dropped from planes, but you mensed t e mentioned the sanctions and they're interesting because they're targeting the syrian national airline essentially. the european union is saying that syrian airlines flights are not welcome, they are banned from eu airports. now, this discussion has sparked, of course, the debate over how effective the sanctions truly are because though the syrian airlines are operated and controlled by the government, so therefore could constitute a slap on the race to the assad regime what you're doing is saying to ordinary syrians who might want to fly from syria to an eu airport, you can't do that anymore. and turkey has banned syrian civilian aircraft from its air space as well. that's another door shut also for ordinary civilians who were up until a few weeks ago able at least to fly in and out of the country from
let's begin with the news just in, these brand-new sanctions against the assad regime. what do we know? >> reporter: right, i -- we can discuss the cluster bombs in a moment because of how dangerous they are after they actually are dropped from planes, but you mensed t e mentioned the sanctions and they're interesting because they're targeting the syrian national airline essentially. the european union is saying that syrian airlines flights are not welcome, they are banned from eu...
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. >>> and syrian rebels fighting against the regime of assad, declare a victory, they say they shot down aircraft, there was no let-up in the violence as the opposition said 110 people were killed across syria today. >>> and a suicide bomb tearing across a busy market in northwest pakistan today. at least 17 killed, 38 others wounded. officials suspect that the target was a nearby building serving as a base for anti-taliban fighters, the explosion in the busiest time of day in the market. >>> and police in denver say somebody fired a single shot friday into an obama campaign office. no one was hurt, but people were inside the office at the time. nobody got a look at the suspect. but police say they do have a possible lead on a vehicle. >>> and republican mitt romney, mixing political rallies with debate prep this weekend. he has an event later this hour in lebanon, ohio, a few hours ago he went after president obama over the economy at a rally in portsmouth, romney spent the afternoon in a session getting ready for the tuesday's presidential debate. i want to show you something, the leas
. >>> and syrian rebels fighting against the regime of assad, declare a victory, they say they shot down aircraft, there was no let-up in the violence as the opposition said 110 people were killed across syria today. >>> and a suicide bomb tearing across a busy market in northwest pakistan today. at least 17 killed, 38 others wounded. officials suspect that the target was a nearby building serving as a base for anti-taliban fighters, the explosion in the busiest time of day in...
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and other like minded countries do to diminish support for bashar al assad, the dictator in syria to give further help to the rebels, no fly zone the right way to go, should there be humanitarian corridors set up so the thousands of people trying to come out, the women and children, can receive adequate humanitarian assistance, i don't think we're looking realistically at a military intervention in syria, not at all. but we're probably looking at a greater effort to put further pressure on the assad regime and to help the refugees. >> okay. nick burns, former undersecretary of political affairs at the state department. nick, thank you. >> thank you. >>> he lost a major endorsement deal with nike. then he stepped down from the cancer charity he founded. now the final career blow. lance armstrong has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles. coming up next, armstrong breaks his silence. >>> lance armstrong's world continues to unravel, as if being stripped of his seven tour de france cycling titles isn't enough, a texas insurance company says it wants millions in bonus money ba
and other like minded countries do to diminish support for bashar al assad, the dictator in syria to give further help to the rebels, no fly zone the right way to go, should there be humanitarian corridors set up so the thousands of people trying to come out, the women and children, can receive adequate humanitarian assistance, i don't think we're looking realistically at a military intervention in syria, not at all. but we're probably looking at a greater effort to put further pressure on the...
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>> well, i think also both agreed that working with the syrian opposition for the day after assad falls. there are very limited options with respect to u.s. policy in syria and getting a consensus around, you know what their neighbors want to see happen there. we also have seen potential danger, the danger of syria is not only what is happening inside the country, but potential to spill outside. we saw some violence in recent days in lebanon. if syria explodes as opposed to implodes that has major implications for the next president. >> we have seen retaliation between syria and turkey a couple of weeks ago. i want to turn to what romney said, he said this about fighting islamic terrorism. we can't kill our way out of this mess. said there needs to be more of a comprehensive strategy to fight extremism. is he on the right track with that argument? >> well, sure. and what he outlined in terms of empowerment to women, education, you know, the economy and so forth -- rule of law, those are things the obama administration has already invested in. now, the same token he also near the end of
>> well, i think also both agreed that working with the syrian opposition for the day after assad falls. there are very limited options with respect to u.s. policy in syria and getting a consensus around, you know what their neighbors want to see happen there. we also have seen potential danger, the danger of syria is not only what is happening inside the country, but potential to spill outside. we saw some violence in recent days in lebanon. if syria explodes as opposed to implodes that...
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why iran is more deeply than ever involved in arming and provide providing financial support to al assad, why russia makes a mockery of obama's reset by supplying currency for al assad and why russia and china continue to stifle u.s., arab and european efforts at the united nations. when you hear that, when you hear that criticism, fareed, is it fair? >> i think this is purely campaign rhetoric. the syrian situation is very complicated, not entirely clear how to handle it. it is a very, very sad, tragic, humanitarian catastrophe, causing regional instability. but what does senator rubio propose? when vice president biden challenged congressman ryan at the debate, do you want u.s. intervention there. if you don't want u.s. intervention, what should we do? do you want to try to get some kind of sanctions embargo, no fly zones? for all of that, you need other countries to help you, which means you need the arab league to sanction it or request it as they did in libya or the u.n. to do so, which they did in libya, or are you saying you want a unilateral american no fly zone, which means the
why iran is more deeply than ever involved in arming and provide providing financial support to al assad, why russia makes a mockery of obama's reset by supplying currency for al assad and why russia and china continue to stifle u.s., arab and european efforts at the united nations. when you hear that, when you hear that criticism, fareed, is it fair? >> i think this is purely campaign rhetoric. the syrian situation is very complicated, not entirely clear how to handle it. it is a very,...
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are you surprised that assad is still in power? >> no. i was just in damascudamascus. he is not having any major significant defections. the center of the capital and quite a number of the suburbs around it are untouched by war and still a large percent of the population that don't support him, they are very concerned of the alternative. so, no, i think he is pretty solid right now. >> nic robertson, thanks. nice to see you here at home, at least home for us. and you too sometimes. >> it is. >> where do you live, anyway? >> i live in london, but my wife and daughters are all u.s. citizens. >> welcome, nic. have a good time here. >>> mitt romney stole the spotlight last night but will a strong debate performance be enough to win the white house? our panel weighs in next. i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male annou
are you surprised that assad is still in power? >> no. i was just in damascudamascus. he is not having any major significant defections. the center of the capital and quite a number of the suburbs around it are untouched by war and still a large percent of the population that don't support him, they are very concerned of the alternative. so, no, i think he is pretty solid right now. >> nic robertson, thanks. nice to see you here at home, at least home for us. and you too sometimes....
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you talk to the women, getting manicures, in the capital city of damascus, who aren't necessarily pro assad, who aren't necessarily pro rebel, stuck in the middle. here is that they told you. >> on many days the death toll around the capital far higher than for other cities. but where they can, people are trying to hold on to their old lives. for this woman, that's a few minutes at the beauty salon. it may look like normal life, but it is not. >> every day we hearing this boom, boom. and everything else. and there is a lot going on. >> you don't worry about it? >> i worry. i worry sick about it, but nothing we can do. >> reporter: she tells me she hates the killing, supports neither government nor rebels. wants them to talk, feels stuck in the middle. so too the salon's owner. >> i cannot go to the country side without being worried somebody will stop me. is it the real army or the other army stopping me? what answer i should answer if they ask me with whom i am? so it is really difficult now because you are really stuck in the middle. >> it is just bizarre, seeing these women, are they des
you talk to the women, getting manicures, in the capital city of damascus, who aren't necessarily pro assad, who aren't necessarily pro rebel, stuck in the middle. here is that they told you. >> on many days the death toll around the capital far higher than for other cities. but where they can, people are trying to hold on to their old lives. for this woman, that's a few minutes at the beauty salon. it may look like normal life, but it is not. >> every day we hearing this boom,...